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Hayley Draws Churches

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I am travelling around drawing every Leicester Diocese Church 🎨😁⛪ There are 310 of them! Follow my arty pilgrimage here 🙏 #leicesterdiocese

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Here at #Birstall this afternoon drawing At James the Great which looks really old from the front, then you come round the back to find what looks like a 1960s concrete, angular extension (I loved drawing!). Tricky one but a nice challenge. This is part way through..

Here at #Birstall this afternoon drawing At James the Great which looks really old from the front,  then you come round the back to find what looks like a 1960s concrete,  angular extension (I loved drawing!). Tricky one but a nice challenge. This is part way through..
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And done. If you are so inclined (few people I know are), I've taken to making videos of my process on Tiktok (saying that makes me feel old but I do try to bring some calm to the space). Someone said they thought my surname was Draws Churches 😆 St James the Great, Birstall

And done. If you are so inclined (few people I know are), I've taken to making videos of my process on Tiktok (saying that makes me feel old but I do try to bring some calm to the space). Someone said they thought my surname was Draws Churches 😆 St James the Great,  Birstall
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Show and tell 😀 Only saw two dog walkers in the distance today so a very peaceful one. [email protected] for any print enquiries (might make a nice wedding present) 🤗 see ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschu… and do encourage me towards your church if it's local to me 😆

Show and tell 😀 Only saw two dog walkers in the distance today so a very peaceful one.  
hayleydrawschurches@gmail.com for any print enquiries (might make a nice wedding present) 🤗 see ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschu… and do encourage me towards your church if it's local to me 😆
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All Saints church in Sapcote this afternoon! Managed two today... am knackered 😆 Sat right out in the street for this one as it required standing back. Loved the little bit of housing and church hall on the bottom left and the stone wall. #drawingchurches #pleinair #leicscofe

All Saints church in Sapcote this afternoon! Managed two today... am knackered 😆 Sat right out in the street for this one as it required standing back.  Loved the little bit of housing and church hall on the bottom left and the stone wall.  #drawingchurches #pleinair #leicscofe
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All Saints church, Cossington Loved loved loved this corner viewpoint with the church room building, rustic wooden cross leant up against an old tree, stunning doorway and tomb. It has everything! #artpilgrimage #leicestershire #leicscofe #churcharchitecture #churchdrawing

All Saints church, Cossington 
Loved loved loved this corner viewpoint with the church room building, rustic wooden cross leant up against an old tree, stunning doorway and tomb. It has everything! 
#artpilgrimage #leicestershire #leicscofe #churcharchitecture #churchdrawing
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I'm adding a little video of the drawing today. Sometimes it helps me to show it to you more clearly and to explain a bit about my process. #allsaintschurch #Cossington #Leicestershire

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Finally got to draw another one of the churches I see on my commute! St Mary in the Elms, Woodhouse (what a lovely name) was great to stare at for a couple of hours. Delighted to meet the vicar too as she came over to see me and made me feel very welcome.

Finally got to draw another one of the churches I see on my commute! St Mary in the Elms, Woodhouse (what a lovely name) was great to stare at for a couple of hours.  Delighted to meet the vicar too as she came over to see me and made me feel very welcome.
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All Saints church, Kimcote (near Lutterworth) today. Only used a 01 unipin for this one which has given it the look of finer detail I think. Loved looking up from the bottom of the hill.

All Saints church,  Kimcote (near Lutterworth) today.  Only used a 01 unipin for this one which has given it the look of finer detail I think.  Loved looking up from the bottom of the hill.
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The little video I made today. This is church number 99 for me! Can't believe I'm almost at 100 churches, all drawn fully from life in my summer holidays. What a pleasure and a privilege this project is ☀️🙏☀️

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Finished!!! What a fab day. Going to take a little break now but will be back to drawing soon. Elated to have got to number 100. That was my aim this summer. A really special one too. Thank you for your continued support 🙏 🙌 ❤️

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Church number 100 We've scanned this so you can see it in high resolution. You can buy prints now at ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschu… I'm hoping one day they will become a book and I'm pondering selling originals in the future in collaboration with the churches to raise funds. 🙏

Church number 100 
We've scanned this so you can see it in high resolution.  You can buy prints now at ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschu… I'm hoping one day they will become a book and I'm pondering selling originals in the future in collaboration with the churches to raise funds. 🙏
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Couldn't resist! Drew the beautiful Parish church at Rhuddlan, North Wales, while on holiday. Attended Sunday service half way through doing this which was a nice ice breaker. Such a friendly congregation who told me all about it (700 years old). #stmaryschurch #Rhuddlan

Couldn't resist! Drew the beautiful Parish church at Rhuddlan, North Wales, while on holiday. Attended Sunday service half way through doing this which was a nice ice breaker. Such a friendly congregation who told me all about it (700 years old). #stmaryschurch #Rhuddlan
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Back to school now so will struggle to draw for a bit but it's nice to see things like this: my Holy Trinity, Barrow upon Soar print up in a living room.

Back to school now so will struggle to draw for a bit but it's nice to see things like this: my Holy Trinity,  Barrow upon Soar print up in a living room.